Zhang v Popovic (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 32

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zhang v Popovic (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 32 Hearing dates: 19 November 2015 Date of orders: 04 February 2016 Decision date: 04 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) Leave is granted to the plaintiff to administer the interrogatories annexed to the end of this judgment and marked "A" to the seventh defendant.

(2) The seventh defendant is to answer these interrogatories with verification within 14 days.

(3) The seventh defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs on an ordinary basis as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES – interrogatories –whether necessary – existence of special reasons – answers to interrogatories not available in existing written statements Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 22.1, 22.2 Cases Cited: Ahmed El Hayek v Josslyn Vasic & Anor; QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited v Wesfarmers Federation Insurance Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1498 Cavric v Coopers & Lybrand (ACT) Ltd [2002] NSWSC 538 Chong v Nguyen [2005] NSWSC 588 Haywood v Collaroy Services Beach Club [2005] NSWSC 1203 Kelly v Raymor (Illawarra) Pty Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 720 O'Brien v Little [2007] NSWSC 64 Priest v State of NSW [2006] NSWSC 12 Tooth & Co Ltd v Lane Cove Municipal Counsel (No 4) (1968) 2 NSWLR 17 Zhang v Popovic [2010] NSWSC 1019 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Cheng Nian Zhang (Plaintiff) Vlado Popovic (First defendant) Calabro Real Estate Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Interfreight (Aust) Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Popovic Haulage Pty Ltd (Fourth (Defendant) National Transport Insurance by its Manager NTI Ltd (Sixth Defendant) ROC Services (NSW) Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L King SC with C Palmer (Plaintiff) O Dinkha (Seventh Defendant)